The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure-Chapter 23 - Preserve Your Own Vest from Falling Off!
23: Chapter 23: Preserve Your Own Vest from Falling Off!
23 -23: Preserve Your Own Vest from Falling Off!
If Ming Zhu, who hadn’t grasped the gravity of her current situation, might still sympathize with Lady Lin in the future, isn’t this just the struggle between a wicked mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law who refuses to be oppressed in modern times?
In the past, Ming Zhu would definitely have stood by Lady Lin’s side.
As the eldest daughter-in-law who’d given birth to three sons, she still couldn’t make any decisions, and didn’t even have the right to a share of the food on a daily basis.
The majority of the labor in the household was from the eldest branch, yet they couldn’t enjoy equal rights.
Anybody would feel dissatisfied under such circumstances.
She could understand!
But now, Ming Zhu, don’t forgive her, had no desire to be burned to death or drowned in a pig cage.
Moreover, since she transmigrated and became Wang Yongzhu, it was only Old Granny Zhang who truly cared for her, providing warmth and never allowing her to suffer any injustice.
Lady Lin, on the other hand, harbored malice towards her.
Even if her approval rating barely made it to a positive number now, their stances were naturally at odds because of Old Granny Zhang.
She wasn’t foolish.
Why would she not cling to Old Granny Zhang who naturally had a high approval rating, and instead try to please Lady Lin?
Furthermore, Old Granny Zhang wasn’t wrong to say what everyone did in this era.
Counted among the better ones, except for her blatant favoritism towards her eldest daughter, she treated all other sons and daughters-in-law equally.
Even if outsiders were to judge, they wouldn’t be able to find fault with Old Granny Zhang.
All things considered, it all came down to the low productivity of this era and to the Wang Family’s poverty.
They nitpicked over every little thing simply to fill their bellies.
Ming Zhu had seen clearly that to have a say in the Wang Family, the first step was to cling to Old Granny Zhang’s coattails; the second was to be able to make money, for economic power represented the right to speak.
Once she started making money, she could gradually influence Old Granny Zhang’s way of thinking.
For now, it was enough just to keep her own cover intact!
It seemed that the most urgent task at hand was to improve the living conditions of the Wang Family.
To improve their lives, she had no choice but to rely on the System for now.
She opened the System and calculated her Points, which were enough to upgrade her Clothing skill.
In her mind, she opened the interface and allocated her Points to the Clothing skill, and the interface then displayed:
Clothing: Level 1, 0 Points
Food: Level 1, 0 Points
Housing: Level 0
Travel: Level 0
Available Points: 0 Points (Points can be freely allocated to any of the above options)
Soon, the System’s prompt sounded, “Congratulations Host, your Clothing skill has reached the unlocking conditions.
Unlocking the Primary Level Clothing store, the store has a vast selection of goods for the Host to purchase at will!
As the Host has completed the Primary Level task, a random reward draw has been granted and sent to the Host’s bag, please check it!”
After several days of hard work, she was back to square one.
Looking forward to it, Ming Zhu opened the bag.
Inside the bag, there lay a set of intimate garments, quietly residing.
Next to the clothing, the remark displayed: Primary Beauty Shaping Garment, seamless and skin-friendly, natural antibacterial self-cleaning, breathable and comfortable.
Wearing it can shape and beautify the body, accelerating the elimination of toxins from the body.
This was a great item!
Ming Zhu’s eyes lit up.
The thing that’s troubling her most at the moment is her own obese body.
It’s tiring not just to do any work but even just to walk, and although there’s the effect of double-strength fat-burning agents, for someone who had been beautiful for over twenty years to suddenly become this ugly, she must consider herself lucky for not having gone insane.
The moment she received the body shaping garment, she couldn’t wait to take it out.
She didn’t know what material it was made of; it was semi-transparent, cool and smooth like silk, both top and bottom connected together, and when held in the palm of her hand it was just a bundle, light and soft.
Upon examining it, Ming Zhu found that it was quite similar to the body shaping garments from her original time and space.
However, this one covered everything from the ankles to the wrists.
Initially, Ming Zhu thought it would be very difficult to wear it based on her size.
To her surprise, the garment seemed to have a life of its own.
Once she put it on, it flowed like water, slowly enveloping her body.
Instantly, Ming Zhu felt surrounded by warm water; every inch of her skin was carefully protected.
A warm sensation made all of her pores comfortably open, and then she was gently pushed to the most suitable position before being firmly bound with a very comfortable force.
Without needing a mirror, Ming Zhu looked at her arms and legs and realized that upon wearing the garment, one could visibly see that her thighs and arms had slimmed down.
After putting it on, there was no feeling of restraint at all, and it made her posture straighten involuntarily.
Her entire demeanor was transformed.
It was truly magical!
Ming Zhu couldn’t praise it enough.
If such a body shaping garment existed in modern society—comfortable and breathable, with such a great sensation—it would probably sell like crazy.
Moreover, after adhering to the skin, the body shaping garment quickly adjusted its color intelligently to match the skin, and if one didn’t look closely, it would probably go unnoticed.
Ming Zhu was so excited she could barely contain it; all she could do was roll around on the kang bed twice.
In a state of warmth, with a smile on her face, she fell into a deep sleep.
When Ming Zhu woke up again, it was already broad daylight.
All of Qilidun was quiet at the moment, as everyone had gone to work in the fields.
Occasionally, a few dog barks could be heard.
Ming Zhu got up and went to the yard to wash up.
Seeing that the main gate was slightly ajar and only the kitchen door was open, emitting some faint sounds, she peered inside and saw Lady Jiang busily working away.
Hearing the noise made by Ming Zhu, Lady Jiang hurried out and said, “Little sister, you’re up.
Wash your face, and breakfast will be ready in a bit.”
Ming Zhu nodded, walked into the kitchen, and saw Jinshao sitting obediently on a chair, watching Lady Jiang work.
She walked over and pinched Jinshao’s face, “Sister-in-law, where are Jinhua and the others?”
Lady Jiang deftly lifted the lid from the pot, picked the steaming hot buns from the steamer basket one by one, revealing the bubbling coarse rice and wild vegetable porridge beneath.
A fragrant smell wafted over, and Ming Zhu couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.
To lose weight, she ate less than Wang Yongzhu had in the past, but luckily there was the effect of the double-strength fat-burner.
Although she physically didn’t feel hungry, her innate bodily responses couldn’t help but lose control a little when she smelled food.
Not to mention the buns made from triple-blend flour and the coarse rice and wild vegetable porridge.
Eating it once or twice was novel and interesting, but having it every day made her stomach uncomfortable and truly hard to swallow.
“They took advantage of the cooler morning and went to help in the fields too.
Little sister, are you hungry?
Shall I serve you a bowl of porridge to tide you over?” Lady Jiang asked tentatively.
Ming Zhu shook her head and left.
She was afraid if she stayed any longer, she would not be able to resist eating first.
As soon as she left the kitchen, she could hear the voices of her family’s little beans from a distance.
They approached while playing, and when they opened the front door and saw Ming Zhu, the little beans all lifted their faces in unison and smiled, “Older cousin, you’re up!”
Ming Zhu’s face turned red.
Ahem, she hadn’t gotten up as early as the little kids, and she felt somewhat ashamed!
But that had always been Wang Yongzhu’s usual state, and nobody thought anything amiss, so she shamelessly kept up with the tradition.
